- Protect Progress PAC, an affiliate of the crypto-focused Fairshake, spent over $189,000 on media supporting Representative Jake Auchincloss.
- The spending targets Massachusetts’ 4th congressional district primary and includes mailers described by a rival as “AI-generated slop.”
- Fairshake reported having $122 million cash on hand ahead of the 2026 midterms after spending $3.6 million in August.
The crypto-backed political action committee Protect Progress PAC, an affiliate of Fairshake, spent just over $189,000 on media to support Representative Jake Auchincloss in Tuesday’s Massachusetts primary. According to Federal Election Commission records, the funds backed Auchincloss in his reelection bid for the state’s 4th congressional district.
Democratic candidate Jason Poulos accused the PAC of using funds to create “AI-generated slop mailers” supporting Auchincloss. In an Aug. 16 letter, Poulos called on the lawmaker to “publicly renounce” the Protect Progress PAC’s efforts. Poulos also claimed Auchincloss had accepted $77,500 directly from “crypto-industry sources” since 2020, pointing to the lawmaker’s vote for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.
The spending marks Fairshake’s latest attempt to influence the 2026 elections through media unrelated to candidates’ crypto positions. After spending about $3.6 million in August on races in Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming, Fairshake reported having $122 million cash on hand. “With dozens of wins in House and Senate races across the country, and $122 million ready for the fall, we’re not slowing down heading into November,” spokesperson Geoff Vetter said in August.
Massachusetts will be one of the last US states to hold primaries, with just over two months until the general election. New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Delaware are all scheduled to hold primaries in September.
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